Arsenal are ready to put nothing less than £59m on the table to sign the “crazy” Serie A superstar who has scored 14 goals this season, according to a new report.
Arsenal have been forced into the market following multiple injuries to strikers
Arsenal have had a tough few weeks. After losing the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final against Newcastle United, Mikel Arteta’s side were knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester United on penalties.
A win over north London rivals Tottenham followed, but at the weekend, the Gunners faltered again, drawing 2-2 with Aston Villa in the Premier League.
To add insult to injury, it was confirmed last week that striker Gabriel Jesus, who has been in fine form with six goals in his last five games, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the defeat to United. The Brazilian is set to undergo surgery on the injury and is now expected to miss the rest of the season.
After Jesus’ injury at the end of the season, Arteta has confirmed that the Gunners will be looking for a new striker this month.
“My answer doesn’t change,” Arteta said last week when asked about signing a new striker. “We are actively looking in the market to improve the team and it has been since day one.
“We would be naive not to because it is always an opportunity to develop the team and improve the squad, especially in the circumstances we have. So yes, we’re looking and trying, so let’s see what we can do.”
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Arsenal ready to offer Inter’s star
One attacker who allegedly interesting Arsenal is Inter Milan and the star of France Marcus Thuram. The 27-year-old has 14 goals and six assists in 26 games for Inter this season, and according to TV Play, via Sports Witness, Arsenal are now willing to pay as much as £59m for him.
The publication say that Thuram is Arteta’s “big dream” but that Inter will be unwilling to part with him in January, meaning the Spaniard will have to wait until the summer to bring in his man.
Thuram, who joined Inter in the summer of 2023 from Borussia Monchengladbach, was previously described as “crazy” by his former Gladbach teammate Denis Zakaria.
“He’s a great guy, maybe a little crazy, but what he brings to the pitch is phenomenal,” said the Swiss midfielder.
Wolfsburg sporting director Marcel Schäfer also called him a “world-class striker”, while Thuram’s former Gladbach boss Daniel Farke once described him as “an exceptional player of the highest international class”..
Big, strong, quick and a clinical finisher, Thuram would certainly be a good acquisition for any club, let alone Arsenal, who are in dire need of a new striker, and not just because of Jesus’ injury. Kai Havertz has yet to prove that he has what it takes to lead the line and score regularly for the Gunners. Thuram did exactly that for Inter.
